Lihui Bai

Dr. Lihui Bai is a Professor in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Louisville's J.B. Speed School of Engineering. She co-directs the Logistics and Distribution Institute (LoDI). Her research focuses on operations research, applied optimization, and simulation modeling, addressing challenges in transportation, logistics, supply chains, electric vehicle infrastructure, and healthcare systems. She has secured funding from NSF I/UCRC, FHWA, and industry partners like GE Appliance and Tennessee Valley Authority.

• Education:
• B.S. in Computational Mathematics, Inner Mongolia University (1994)
• M.S. in Computational Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1999)
• Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Florida (2004)

Dr. Bai teaches courses in operations research, statistics, and logistics systems. She is a屡获殊荣 educator, voted multiple times as "Faculty Favorites" by students. Her research has been published in top journals such as Operations Research and Networks.

As co-director of LoDI, she leads initiatives in logistics innovation and applied systems engineering solutions.